METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SERVICE DISCOVERY IN WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION

摘要

Embodiments enable discovery of services in a wireless communications medium. In example embodiments, a method comprises inserting, by an apparatus, an indication associated with a service available from the apparatus to an apparatus address field of a wireless advertisement packet; and transmitting, by the apparatus, the wireless advertisement packet including the inserted indication associated with the available service. The packet may be a Bluetooth Low Energy ADV_IND_PDU packet or a Bluetooth Low Energy ADV_SCAN_IND PDU packet. The apparatus's address field may be a non-resolvable private address format in an AdvA field of either the Bluetooth Low Energy ADV_IND_PDU packet or the Bluetooth Low Energy ADV_SCAN_IND_PDU packet. The apparatus may be functioning as either a subscriber or a publisher in a Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) network.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
inserting, by an apparatus, an indication associated with a service available from the apparatus to an apparatus address field of a wireless advertisement packet; and transmitting, by the apparatus, the wireless advertisement packet including the inserted indication associated with the available service.